Matrix assembler for typographical machines



Jan. 31, 1928.

E. M. GOQDBODY MATRIX ASSEMBLER FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINES Filed Sept.25, 1925 2 Sheets-$heetl INVENTOR k Wm ATTORNEY/ E. M. GOQDBODY MATRIXASSEMBLER FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINES Jan. 31, 1928.

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srarris warez EDMUND GOQDBODY. Q1? BRQUKLYN, NEW YURK, LASEZIGHOR TOINTERTYPE COR- PORA'IJEON, OF BPIUUHLYFE, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION (115NEW YORK.

MATRIX ASSEMBLJER FUR TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINES.

Application filed fileptcmber The present invention relates toimprovements in typogrnughical machines and more especially to those oithe class shown and described in ll. S Patent lilo. 436,53 granta edSeptember 16, 1890, to (l. idergenthaler, wherein matrices stored inamaganine are delivered by manipulation. of a keyboard onto a travellingbelt which directs them to an assembler, the latter, in turn,introducing 2c the matrices in proper position and order into theassembler means, usually a so-called first elevator-{where they areassembled into a line preparatory to the casting of a type bar or slugtherefrom.

In It is customary in nuichinei-x of this class to employ a constantlyrevolving toothed member or so-called star wheel at the entrance to theassembling elevator to receive the matrices advanced thereto by thetravel lingbelt while the matrices are lying fiatwisethereon and toerect themin vertical or upright position and stack them successively inthe line undergoing composition in the assembling elevator. In order toinsure correct operation of the star wheel, it must be accuratelylocated and ot predetermined dimensions. It points or pcripheral portionbecome woi.'n,thereby reducing its diameter, then the matrices will not1 be properly stacked in the line, but will pile,

one upon another, and thus cause transposition of matrices in the line.Therefore, the star wheel should be replaced by a new one when it hasbecome worn or its effective diameter materially reduced, but renewal ofworn star Wheels in machines of: this classas heretofore constructed hasbeen frequently neglected owing to the amount of time and laborrequired, it beingnecessary, according to the assembler structures asheretofore constructed, to remove a number of screws and to partiallydisassemble the assembler. Furthermore, the assembler, as heretoforeconstructed, hasbeen diiiicult to lubricate owing to the inaccessibilityof its worl-cing parts, and, in consequence, lubrication of theassembler has not usually been accomplished eliectively or with thelirequcncy which the operating conditions require.

According to the present invention, the star wheel is removal'ilymounted on its shaft and it is rendered readily accesible for removaland replacement by a cover member which may be swung; or otherwise movedinto a position to expose it, and this cover a5, 1925. Serial No.58,601.

member preferably carries with it, as a unit, the assembler chute blockand the assembler deflecting plate and, hence, these parts will becarried away from the star wheel and thus render the latter easilyaccessible when the cover plate is moved into a position to or pose thestar wheel for replacement; Furthermore, the star wheel, together withits driving gears and pulleys, and cooperative parts which comprise theassembler are mounted on a pivoted or otherwise movable assembler plateor support so that the complete assembler may be swung from its normalor o 'ierative position bodily or as a unit into a position whereitscomponent parts are exposed and thus rendered readily accessible forlubrication and inspection.

To these and other ends, the invention con sists in certain improvementsand combinations and arrangements of parts, all. as will be hereinaftermore fully described, the teatures of novelty being pointed outparticularly in the claims at the end of the specification. 7 i

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of atypographical machine embodying a matrix assembler constructed andmounted in accordance with the present invention, portioils being);broken away in the figure tor clearness; i

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the assembler shown inFigure 1,showing the manner in which it is mounted on the face plate of themachine, the cover plate, to gether with the assembler chute block andchute block deflect-inc; plate, being shown as swung partially out o'lnormal operative position and portions of the cover plate beingbrolrenaway;

Figure 3 is a view of the assembler looking toward the right in Figure1;

Figure 4: re nresents a vertical section through the assembler taken onthe line 4:4c of Figure 1; t

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the essence bler with parts thereoishownin section.

Similar parts are designated by the same reference characters in theseveral figures.

lhe assembler structure provided bythe present invention is applicablegenerally to typographical machines of the class wherein matrices storedin a magazine drop when delivered. therefrom by manipulation of thekeyboard onto a downwardly inclined coustantly travelling belt on whichthey lie flatwise while the belt conducts them to the assembler, andwherein the assembler employs a constantly revolving toothed member orso-called star wheel which receives the matrices advanced by the beltand operates to bring the matrices into upright or vertical position andto stack them successively in the line undergoing composition in anassembling elevator or. other matrix assembling means. The preferredembodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings andwill be hereinafter described in detail, but it is to be understood thatthe invention is not restricted to the precise construction shown, asequivalent constructions are contemplated, and such will be includedwithin the scope of the claims.

In the present instance, wherein the assembler is shown applied to amachine of the general class illustrated and described in the patenthereinbefore referred to, designates the so-called face plate which isusually employed in machines of this class and is fixed in positionbelow the magazine. In machines of this class, as heretoforeconstructed, the assembler has been bolted or otherwise fixed to thisplate, but accordii'ig to the present invention, the assembler ismounted as a unit on an assembler plate 11 which is hinged at one edgeto the face plate 10 as by the hinges or pivots 19,, the axes of whichare arranged vertically and in alinement so that the entire assemblermay be swung forwardly or outwardly from the machine frame, about theaxis of the hinges 12, as a center, thereby bringing the portions of theassembler which are in rear of the assembler plate 11 and the face plate10, such as the driving pulleys P and the driving gear train T, into aposition where these parts are exposed and made readily accessible forlubrication, inspection and other purposes. In order to expose or renderaccessible those operating components ofthe assembler which arepositioned on the front side of the assembler plate 11, the assemblercover plate 18, the assembler chute block 14 and the assembler chuteblock deflecting plate 15 are mounted and arranged tomove as a unitabout a hinge or pivot 16, this structure constituting what may betermed an assembler cover unit. Also, the assembler cover plate 13, inturn, is hinged to the chute block 14 by hinge members 17 which engage apivot pin 19, and a torsion spring 18, which may encircle the pin 19 andact at its ends on the chute block and cover plate is provided foryieldingly swinging the cover plate 13 into its normal verticalposition.

The assembler structure as a whole is held in its normal or operativeposition by suitable means, such, for example. as a spring latch orcatch 20 which may be secured to the face plate 10, as at 21, and has ashoulder menses 22 thereon adapted to be deflected by the assemblerplate 11 as the latter swings into its operative position and to snapover the upper edge of this assembler plate and cu gage the front facethereof when the masons bler structure asumcs its normal or operativeposition, thereby locking the assembler in such position. Suitable meansis also provided for releasably locking the ilss'cuh bler cover unit inits normal or operative position, for example, a spring latch or catchwhich may be fixed to the lower edge of the assembler plate ll and hasIi. shoulder or projection 26 thereon over which the lower edge of thecliutebloch ll may ride while the assembler cover unit is being swunginto its normal or operative position, the shoulder or nojection 12(3snapping into position to engage at (he huwvard side of the chute blockwhen the assembler cover unit has reached its normal or open tiveposition and thereby locking this unit in such position. The forward endof the catch 20 provides a thumb or linger-piece 23 by means of whichthis catch may be readily released when it is desired to .\\l theassembler bodily out of operative posi tion, and the catch 25 isprovided at its i (!iward end with a similar thumb or liauri-r portionby means of which it may be l( leased from the assembler chule unit andthus permit he latter to be swung out of its norn'ial or operativeposition.

The hinged or pivoted assembler plate ll serves as a mounting whichcarries (hrvarious components of the assembler, and it c rables theassembler as a whole to be swung out of its normal or operative positioninto a position where its cmnponent part are exposed and are renderedconveniently accessible for lubrication, inspection or other purposes.The assembler cover unit con-- stitutes a cover for the parts ol' theassembler which are located in front of the assembler plate 11 and thepivotal mount-- ing of this unit enables the parts oi" the assen'iblerin front of the assembler plate ll, to be uncovered and therebyreiulercd convenienlly accessible, so that a worn star wheel may bereplaced by a new one.

The star wheel S, which is located at the forward side of the assemblerplate ll is mounted on the star wheel shall 27 which is journaled in asuitable bearing provided thereon, this shaft ha vine a collar orshoulder 28 against which the star wheel is seated. and the forward endof the star wheel shaft is square or non-circular in cross-section, asat 29, and the star wheel is provided with a square correspondinglyshaped hole inlo which this portion of the shaft is removably fitted.The cover plate 13, when in operative position is in front of the starwheel. he deflecting plate 15 is above it and the bots block it extendsbeneath the star wheel lllll lllt moved from their normal positionsadjacent readily accessible.

when these parts are in their normal or operatlve positions.

However, when it is desirable or necessary to remove the star wheel itis only necessary to depress the catch 25 to release the assembler coverunit and to swing this unit forwardly about its hinge or pivot 16 inorder to render the star wheel By swinging the assembler cover unitoutof its normal or operative position the cover plate 13 is removedfrom in front of the star wheel and the deflector plate 15 and chuteblock 1a are re to the star wheel, and,hence, the star wheel is exposedso that it may be conveniently removed from its shaft and replaced byanother star wheel. After replacement of the star wheel has beenefiected, the assembler is restored to operative condition by return ingthe assembler cover unit to its normal or operative position where it isheld by the catch 25. While the assembler cover unit is in its closedor; normal position, it will prevent disengagement of the star wheelfrom its shaft. The lower edge 81 of the deflecting plate 15 is solocated that it will move into a position above and will rest on theupper edge 32 of an assembler. chute block plate 33 fixed to the forwardside of the assembler plate 11, when the assembler cover unit is swunginto its closed or operative position, and the assembler chute blockplate is formed with a curved edge 34L which forms an arcuatecontinuation of the deflecting plate, the deflecting plate having asimilar arcuate continuation 35 which moves into operative position atthe front of the star wheel as the assembler cover unit assumes itsnormal or operative position.

It will thus be understood that while the assembler cover unit, whenswung out of its normal or operative position, renders the star wheelconveniently accessible for re placement, the return of such unitrestores the deflecting plate and the arcuate continuation thereof totheir normal working relation with the star wheel, thus insuring theproper guiding and directing of the matrices to the assembling point.

When it is desirable or necessary to obtain access to the oil duct L inthe assembler plate 11 or to the gear train T, the belt pulleys P or anypart of the assembler in rear of the assembler plate 11, it is onlynecessary to lift the catch 20 to release the assembler plate, whereuponthe latter may be swung forwardly about its hinges 12, thereby removingthe assembler as a whole from its normal operative position and bringingit into a position where it is exposed at the front of the machine...When the assembler has been thus swung from its operative position, theparts thereof at the rear side of the assembler plate 11 may be. readilylubricated, inspected or adjusted without dismantling the assembler, andafter the assembler has received the desired attention, it is returnedto its normal or operative position by swinging the assembler plate 11rearwardly until it is locked by the catch 20. In order to facilitatethe removal of the assembler from its normal or operative position byswinging the assembler plate 11 about its hinges 12, the driving belt Bwhich passes over the driving pulley P may first be removed from one ofthe usual idler pulleys I in order to avoid undue tensioning of the beltincident to the forward swing of the assembler.

The cover plate 13 which hinged by the pivot pin 19 to the chute, block14 is notdisturbed by either the movement of the as sembler plate 11about its hinges or the movement of the assembler cover unit about itshinge, and this cover plate may be swung,

sembling belt37 passes, thus rendering this pulley and the beltconvenientlyaccessible for any attention these parts may require andfacilitating the replacing of a worn belt by a new one.

I claim as my invention I 1. In a typographical machine, an assemblerfor stacking matrices delivered to it into a line, and a cover unitcomprising a pair of pivotally connected members, one capable ofswinging independently of the Other and both members being capable ofswinging as a unit toward and from the front of the assembler.

2. In a typographical machine, an assembler for stacking matricesdelivered to it into a line, a cover member pivotally mounted to swingtoward and. from the front of the assembler, and another cover memberpivotally mounted on the first mentioned cover member to swingindependently thereof and also as a. unit therewith toward and from thefront of the assembler.

3. In a typographical machine, an assembler for stacking matricesdelivered to it into a line, a member pivoted on a vertical axis toswing toward and from the front of the assembler, and a cover platecarried by said member and movable independently thereof and also as aunit therewith toward and from the front of the assembler.

4. In a typographical machine, an assembler for stacking matricesdelivered to it into a line, a chute block pivoted to swing on avertical axis toward and from the front of the assembler, and a covermember pivotally mounted at its lower edge on said block on a horizontalaxis to swing independently of said member and as a unit therewithtoward and from the front of the assembler.

5. In a typographical machine, an assembler embodying a star wheeloperative to stack matrices delivered to it into a line, and a coverunit comprising a member pivotally mounted to swing to and from aposition in front of the star wheel, and a cooperative cover membermounted on the first mentioned member and movable independently of andalso in unison therewith toward and from the front of the assembler.

6. In a typographical machine having means for assembling lines ofmatrices, an assembler for introducing matrices into the assemblingmeans, and a cover member having matrix guiding means thereon andpivoted to swing to and from operative position in front of theassembler.

7. In a typographical machine having 8. In a typographical machinehaving means for assembling lines of matrices, an assembler for stackingmatrices therein, a cover member hinged to swing to and from operativeposition in front of the assembler, and a cover hinged on said covermember to swing independently thereof to and from operative position infront of the assembler.

9. In a typographical machine having means for assembling lines ofmatrices, an assembler for stacking matrices therein, pivoted means forsupporting the assembler to swing to and from operative. relation withthe assembling means, and a cover member pivotally mounted on saidpivoted supporting means and adapted to swing independently of thelatter to and from a position to cover the front of the assembler.

10.111 a typographieal machine having means for assembling lines ofmatrices, an assembler including a star "wheel shaft and a star wheelfree for endwise removal from said shaft. and a pivotally mounted covermember movable to and from a position in front of the star wheel and itsshaft, said member serving, when in position in front of the star wheel,to retain the latter in operative position on its shaft.

In. testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

EDliIUlll) M. GOODBODY.

